Apple A6
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The Apple A6 is a custom-designed 32-bit system-on-a-chip used in devices like the iPhone 5 and 5C, notable for being Apple’s first CPU core designed entirely in-house.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | system-on-a-chip ⓘ |
| applicationDomain |
smartphones
ⓘ
tablet computers ⓘ |
| architecture | ARMv7-A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bitWidth | 32-bit ⓘ |
| category | mobile processor ⓘ |
| clockSpeed | approximately 1.3 GHz ⓘ |
| coreCount | 2 ⓘ |
| cpuCore | Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cpuCoreDesign | Apple in-house custom design ⓘ |
| cpuType | dual-core ⓘ |
| designer | Apple Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dieSize | approximately 97 mm² ⓘ |
| fabricationProcess | 32 nm HKMG CMOS ⓘ |
| family | Apple Ax series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFullyCustomCpuCoreBy | Apple Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstUsedIn | iPhone 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundry | Samsung Electronics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gpu | PowerVR SGX543MP3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gpuDesigner | Imagination Technologies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instructionSet | ARMv7-A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integrates |
CPU
ⓘ
GPU ⓘ image signal processor ⓘ memory controller ⓘ |
| introductionDate | September 12, 2012 ⓘ |
| marketedBy | Apple Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being Apple’s first fully custom CPU core design ⓘ |
| packageType | PoP (Package on Package) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceComparedToAppleA5 | significantly higher ⓘ |
| powerEfficiencyComparedToPredecessor | improved ⓘ |
| predecessor | Apple A5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| processNode | 32 nm ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| successor | Apple A7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
ARMv7-A instruction set
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ARMv7s variant used by Apple ⓘ NEON ⓘ Thumb-2 ⓘ VFPv4 ⓘ |
| targetPlatform | iOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyNode | 32 nm ⓘ |
| usedIn | consumer electronics ⓘ |
| usedInDevice |
iPad (4th generation)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
iPhone 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ iPhone 5c NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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